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  1. Thelma Gouveia, social worker, Melbourne

    “My whole life I felt stigmatised, I felt afraid of talking about it, I felt like it was only me.”

  2. Thunderstorm asthma - Christine McDonald explains (video)

    Professor McDonald explains thunderstorm asthma

  3. Thunderstorm asthma - Mohamed's story (video)

    Watch Mohamed's story and hear how his hay fever turned to asthma after a thunderstorm asthma event.

  4. Thunderstorm asthma - Uday's story (video)

    Thunderstorm asthma is triggered when there is high amounts of grass pollen in the air. It can result in people wheezing, feeling short of breath, and tight in the chest with coughing.

  5. Thunderstorm asthma - Who is at risk? (video)

    Watch the video where medical experts, Dr Michael Sutherland and Professor Frank Thien, explain who is at risk of thunderstorm asthma.

  6. Thunderstorm asthma overview (video)

    Thunderstorm asthma overview

  7. Type 2 Diabetes - Pre Diabetes (video)

    For some people with a family history of type 2 diabetes, diagnosis in later life doesn’t come as a surprise. Others can go for years without realising that they are living with the condition. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes can vary from person to person, but can include: tiredness, persistent thirst, frequent urination, numbness. In this video clip, participants explain what their life was like prior to knowing they had type 2 diabetes